Outside the Gates of Eden

Written by Lewis Shiner

Narrated by Andrew Garman

"Outside the Gates of Eden is a powerful piece of work. Shiner writes about music, and the making of music, better than anyone I know. He gets across the tremendous excitement of the early days of rock and roll, the peace movement, Woodstock and the Summer of Love-but also the heartbreak of failure, betrayal, and loss. The prose is terrific, and the sense of time and place is first rate. A brilliant requiem for our generation and all our dreams." -George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones What happened to the idealism of the 1960s? This question has haunted a generation. Outside the Gates of Eden follows two men from their first meeting in high school to their final destination in the twenty-first century. Alex is torn between his father's business empire and his own artistic yearnings. Cole finds his calling at a Bob Dylan concert in 1965. From the Summer of Love in San Francisco to Woodstock, from campus protests to the SoHo loft scene, from a commune in Virginia to the outlaw country music of Austin, the novel charts the rise and fall of the counterculture-and what came after. Using the music business as a window into half a century, Outside the Gates of Eden is both epic and intimate, starkly realistic and ultimately hopeful, a War and Peace for the Woodstock generation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980054573

Lewis Shiner

Born in Texas, Lewis Shiner is a musician, rock music journalist and award-winning author, writing across genres. He has published six short stories collections and eight novels, including Glimpses, winner of the World Fantasy Best Novel Award.

Reviews for Outside the Gates of Eden

[alphawoman_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved every page of this tribute to the 1960's thru the Trump election. I have never read Lewis Shiner before but will hungrily seeking out his other books.Though a huge cast of characters I had no problem at all of keeping every one straight. The saga is actually a history of my geitneration though I am a little younger than the principal characters.I took 6 days to read. I gave it a 5 because I was never bored or in a rush to finish a chapter.And, I was sorry yo turn the last page. Page #864.